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Herman Melville Quotes

Biography: Herman Melville is best known for his novel "Moby-Dick." Born in 1819 ... more Biography: Herman Melville is best known for his novel "Moby-Dick." Born in 1819 in New York City, he became a prominent American novelist, short story writer, and poet. Melville's adventures at sea greatly influenced his writing, leading to works that blend detailed narrative and philosophical introspection. less
"We may have civilized bodies and yet barbarous souls"
Tags: Human nature, Ethics, Humanity, Society, Morality
"Yet habit—strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?"
Tags: Personal growth, Resilience, Perseverance, Change, Transformation
"But truth is ever incoherent, and when the big hearts strike together, the concussion is a little stunning"
Tags: Philosophy, Relationships, Truth, Emotions, Impact
"It is not down on any map; true places never are"
Tags: Journey, Adventure, Exploration, Mystery, Discovery
"Doubts of all things earthly, and intuitions of some things heavenly; this combination makes neither believer nor infidel, but makes a man who regards both with equal eye"
Tags: Philosophy, Perspective, Faith, Belief, Open-mindedness
"There is no steady unretracing progress in this life; we do not advance through fixed gradations, and at the last one pause: through infancy's unconscious spell, boyhood's thoughtless faith, adolescence' doubt"
Tags: Life, Growth, Change, Faith, Progress
"In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers"
Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Ethics, Morality, Virtue
"For all men tragically great are made so through a certain morbidness"
Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Psychology, Literature, Existentialism
"Better to slide thither on a plank than cling to the rocks of a hostile shore"
Tags: Wisdom, Perseverance, Determination, Courage, Journey
"Life’s a voyage that’s homeward-bound"
Tags: Inspiration, Philosophy, Life, Reflection, Journey
"Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand"
Tags: Connection, Unity, Intelligence, Collaboration, Harmony
"The past is the terror, and the future time itself"
Tags: Philosophy, Future, Existentialism, Fear, Time
"Truth is in things, and not in words"
Tags: Philosophy, Perception, Truth, Communication, Nature
"We are all refugees, fleeing from our own past"
Tags: Self-discovery, Life lessons, Identity, Introspection, Journey
"Of all the things which are no longer what they seem"
Tags: Philosophy, Perception, Change, Truth, Reality
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